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93 B.U. L. Rev. 897 (2013)
Forgotten Fathers

handle is hein.journals/bulr93 and id is 923 raw text is: FORGOTTEN FATHERS DANIEL L. HATCHER* INTRODUCTION ........................................ .......... 898 I. POOR FATHERS AS CONSTANTS: UNWORTHY OF ASSISTANCE, WORTHY OF BLAME ........................................... 901 A. Fathers as Unworthy Poor ......... ..................901 B. Fathers as Poverty's Cause............. ..............905 C. The Harm ofEssentialism............................906 II. INCORRECT SYSTEM EQUATIONS ..............................908 A. Child Support and Public Assistance ....................908 B. Family Courts and Paternity Dockets ....................910 C. The Criminal Justice System.........................911 D. Housing.........................................913 E. Health Care.................... ..................915 F. Education................................. ......... 916 G. Foster Care System .......................... .......... 917 CONCLUSION: BEGINNING TO CORRECT THE MATH..................... 919 John' I met with John recently, a client I have known for several years. I have tried to help him with several legal issues by providing pro bono assistance. John grew up in foster care after both his parents died and moved from place to place - group homes, foster families, relatives, facilities for troubled youth, and sometimes on runaway. He was never in the same home for more than six months. His mother died first. Then he met his father for the first time, and John hoped to go live with him. Unfortunately for John, his father was killed shortly after their meeting. He also learned he had an older brother, and steps were taken for John to possibly move in with him. But then his brother died of an overdose. In foster care, John was labeled as having borderline personality disorder. And he was medicated A lot. So I met with John at a diner to catch up and answer some of his questions. John has a tough exterior - tattoos up and down his bulky arms - but then he * Associate Professor of Law, University of Baltimore; I.D. 1996, University of Virginia School of Law. I am grateful for the opportunity to present this Essay at the Boston University School of Law Conference, Evaluating Claims About the 'End of Men': Legal and Other Perspectives, which took place in October 2012. The identity of this client has been changed and facts altered to protect confidentiality. 897

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